PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 99 



Cicuta bulbifera L. 



BULBIFEROUS WATER HEMLOCK 



Swamps and wet places. Common. July and August. The roots of 

 this plant and of its near relative, the water hemlock, C. maculata L., are 

 poisonous. 



Osmorrhiza Claytoni {Mx.) B. S. P. 



O. brevistylis DC. 

 Sweet cicely. Spurious sweet cicely 

 Woods and their borders. Occasional. John Brown farm and about 

 Wood's sap works. June. 



Hydrocotyle Americana L. 



American marsh pennywort 



Wet ground. Common. The wild carrot, Daucus Carota L., is an 

 annoying weed in many places, but North Elba has hitherto escaped its 

 invasion, though the cultivated form is often seen in gardens. 



ARALIACEAE 



Aralia hispida Vent. 

 Bristly sarsaparilla. Wild elder 

 Pastures and clearings. Common. June. 



Aralia nudicaulis L. 



Wild sarsaparilla 

 Woods and recent clearings. Common. June. 



CORNACEAE 

 Cornus Canadensis L. 



Dwarf cornel. Sugarberry. Bunchberry 

 Woods, pastures and mountain tops. Very common. June and July. 

 This hardy little plant is abundant in nearly all parts of the Adirondacks. 

 It readily adapts itself to a great variety of soil and situation. Its dense 

 clusters of bright scarlet berries are very attractive and are edible when 

 ripe. 



Cornus stolonifera Mx. 



Red osier. Whiteberry dogwood 



Shores of lakes and streams, swamps and wet places. Common 

 June. The ripe fruit may be white or pale lead color. 



